<p>Please read my story here <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/814366-how-prepare-ap-sat-ii-world-history.html#post1063558500%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/814366-how-prepare-ap-sat-ii-world-history.html#post1063558500</a>.
Basically Im in an AP class, but my teacher doesn't teach me at all. So how should I prep for the World History AP cuz I want a five?
Thank you</p>
<p>Princeton Review.</p>
<p>I read the book twice in a week, spent an hour writing on the wrong essay topic, knew nothing about the Silk Road (own stupidity- thought I would have a couple of different topics to choose from on CCOT, but guess not :)), and still got a 3. I’m pretty sure I got a perfect score on the MC just due to that book (and I’m a history nerd).</p>
<p>Self-studied the course.</p>
<p>Read The Princeton Review Book. I never read a more than two chapters in the history book and never took notes. I just starting reading that book about 4 months before the test, read for 20 min every school day and 30 min on holidays, and I got a 5. The most important thing to remember is that on the essays, you dont lose points for giving wrong info. When the grader is reading your essay, he has a checklist, he only gives points when he finds something in your essay thats on his list. Thats why history essay’s are easier to write than english essays. In the words of my AP teacher, “unlike English class, you dont get graded for the amount of “figurative fluff” in your essay, just the facts get graded, so only state the facts, DONT WRITE AN “ENGLISH CLASS” STYLE ESSAY”. If your essay has a thesis you get a point. I didn’t remember a thing about the silk road my test, so I just wrote stuff to try to get a few points. My teacher always told my class, if you dont the answer, write BS. Even if your theses isn’t supported, you still get the point. Most people just wont write anything if they dont know it, so if you just start throwing random facts down, you can get a couple of those points and still score high. I hope you find this helpful.</p>
<p>I had the same exact problem. I started studying about a month before exam, I read 5 steps to a 5, but I’m pretty sure that didn’t help me at all, so I read Barrons in about 1 week and just went my weak spots in Barrons until the exam. Gotta 5.</p>
<p>I used the sparknotes AP world history study guide and got a 5. The sparkcharts and flashcards that come with it really help with the multiple choice. For the essays, you don’t have to be a good writer at all, you just need a thesis and details to back it up.</p>